An 11-man Independent Judicial Accountability Panel, whose membership included three retired justices, on Friday, March 14, 2025, faulted the Supreme Court over its judgement on the...
The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed the appeal of the Social Democratic Party candidate, Muritala Ajaka, in the Kogi State governorship election. Ajaka had challenged the...
Most states have resorted to governing the local governments through caretaker committees set up by the State Government. This is contrary to Section 7 of the...
The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the...
The Supreme Court has held that it is illegal for Governors to dissolve democratically elected Local Governments. It orders the Federal Government to henceforth withhold allocations...
The Supreme Court has barred governors from dissolving democratically elected officials for Local Governments. The apex court, in a landmark judgement on Thursday, said doing so,...
The Supreme Court has granted financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in the country. In a landmark judgement on Thursday, the apex court ordered...
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead...
The Supreme Court will tomorrow, deliver judgment in the suit filed by the Federal Government against the 36 Governors seeking full autonomy for the 774 local...
Security agencies in Kano have vowed to forestall the breakdown of law and order as anxiety continues to mount ahead of today’s final verdict of the...